Leaving Cert Business 2021

The 2021 Leaving Cert Business exam paper and official marking scheme, free below as direct PDF links from the State Examinations Commission archive.

Higher Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2021 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 planning, insurance, marketing mix · 80 marks
  • Q2 contracts, consumer protection, employment law · 60 marks
  • Q3 economic variables, government policy, community development · 60 marks
  • Q4 international trade, globalisation, eu policy · 60 marks
  • Q5 industrial relations, business relationships, contract law · 60 marks
  • Q6 entrepreneurship, stakeholder communication, delegation · 60 marks
  • Q7 team development, total quality management, employee rewards · 60 marks
  • Q8 breakeven analysis, new product ideas, margin of safety · 60 marks
  • Q9 business start-up, product development, market segmentation · 60 marks
  • Q10 business terms, insurance, international trade · 40 marks

Ordinary Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2021 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 consumer law, industrial relations, people in business · 75 marks
  • Q1 enterprise, banking · 15 marks
  • Q2 franchising, sectors of the economy, domestic environment · 75 marks
  • Q2 meetings, people in business · 15 marks
  • Q3 international trade, balance of payments, international environment · 75 marks
  • Q3 marketing, market segmentation · 15 marks
  • Q4 trade unions, industrial relations, employment law, people in business · 75 marks
  • Q4 enterprise, sources of business ideas · 15 marks
  • Q5 management, controlling · 15 marks
  • Q5 enterprise, motivation, leadership, enterprising · 75 marks
  • Q6 employment law, people in business · 15 marks
  • Q6 human resources, insurance, redundancy, business in action · 75 marks
  • Q7 cashflow, sources of finance, communication, managing · 75 marks
  • Q7 international environment, european union · 15 marks
  • Q8 product development, production methods, marketing, business in action · 75 marks
  • Q8 household finance, income tax · 15 marks
  • Q9 people in business, teamwork · 15 marks
  • Q9 branding, pricing, sales promotion, business in action · 75 marks
  • Q10 industrial relations, people in business · 15 marks
  • Q11 finance, profitability ratios · 15 marks
  • Q12 information technology, data protection · 15 marks
  • Q13 enterprise, factors of production · 15 marks
  • Q14 management, swot analysis · 15 marks
  • Q15 management, quality management · 15 marks
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